John
Firstname
Herbert
Middle Name
Grimwade
Surname
Date of Birth
School Years:
Date of Death:
1922 - 32
Family
Son of E. C. Grimwade.
School Record
1931 Captain of Hockey. !932 Captain of Cricket.
After school he spent a period in Selfridges before he joined the family firm.
Branch of Service:
67th |Medium Regiment R.A.
Service Number:
Rank:
Decorations:
Service Record
Lieutenant
Post War Career
He served in 232 Battery of the 67th Medium Regiment in the Middle East as Wagon Line Officer organising the transport of men and equipment across the desert. He was captured at Tobruk in June 1942 and WAS a POW in Italy and then Germany.
After the War he returned to run J. H. Grimwade & Son outfitters in the Cornhill, Ipswich with his brother Ted becoming Chairman in 1970. He continued his sporting interests becoming County President of the Suffolk Mens Hockey from 1963 - 73 and was a president of Ipswich Golf Club. He was tax commissioner for 17 years and involved with the Ipswich Foundation Street Charities (Tooley Court Almshouses ) for over 30 years.
Burial Information
John died in 2000,
Additional Information
Obituary The Ipswichian page 97.
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